Swimming teacher training courses

If you’re a swimming teacher, aqua aerobic instructor or school teacher and looking for a qualification that will allow you to provide safety cover for swimming sessions, this is the qualification for you! On the course, you’ll learn basic rescue, first aid and resuscitation skills.

Holding a rescue/safety award such as this is also recommended for our swimming teaching qualifications, so this may be included with your swimming teaching course

This course is strongly recommend to become a swimming teacher.
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Course Date
Saturday, November 30, 2024
£
150.00
Course Location:
Regent’s Park Southampton
Course Duration:
1 Day
Minimum Age:
14
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Course Date
Saturday, January 11, 2025
£
150.00
Course Location:
Regent’s Park Southampton
Course Duration:
1 Day
Minimum Age:
14
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Course Date
Saturday, February 22, 2025
£
150.00
Course Location:
Regent’s Park Southampton
Course Duration:
1 Day
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14
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Course Date
Saturday, March 15, 2025
£
150.00
Course Location:
Regent’s Park Southampton
Course Duration:
1 Day
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14
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This is the first course you will need to complete, if you would like to become an STA Swimming Teacher. It is an introduction to swimming teaching, with basic essentials of teaching, assessed by the STA – Swimming Teachers Association.

The STA Award in Teaching Swimming is the perfect step to begin your exciting career as a swimming teacher and with no previous experience required, you can get started right away.

Successfully completing this course would qualify you to teach non-swimmers to improver stages.Min 16 years 5 day course. We Recommend also holding the STA Safety Award.
Course Date
April 7, 2025
£
549.00
Course Location:
Kings School, Winchester
Course Duration:
5 Days
Minimum Age:
16
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Course Date
August 4, 2025
£
549.00
Course Location:
Regents park, Southampton
Course Duration:
5 Days
Minimum Age:
16
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Course Date
August 11, 2025
£
549.00
Course Location:
Kings School, Winchester
Course Duration:
5 Days
Minimum Age:
16
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This is the next stage to your qualification. The course aims to prepare holders to teach, without supervision, pupils of all levels. It enables you to teach all ages and abilities, with in depth assessments of teaching and teaching practices, assessed by the STA – Swimming Teachers Association.

In order to attend this course, you must have successfully completed the STA Level 2 Award Course before hand Successfully completing this course would make you a fully qualified swimming teacher.
Course Date
August 28, 2025
£
499.00
Course Location:
Godolphin School, Salisbury
Course Duration:
4 Days
Minimum Age:
16
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Welcome to our Sunday Super Series! If you are a swimming teacher of any experience, ability or age group and are looking to upskill or build the foundations of excellent teaching in an aquatic environment, then please join us in 2024/25!

Each CPD is standalone, and our knowledgeable tutors are excited to deliver ideas, tips and up-to-date practices to help you equip your teaching toolbox across a range of subjects. Each CPD is 3-hours long, split between 1.5 hours in the classroom and 1.5 hours on the poolside, giving you the opportunity to learn through practical and theory-based activities.

All professional swimming teachers understand that CPD's are vital to delivering high-quality lessons using new and relevant teaching methods, and to keep qualifications valid. For just £30, you can gain half a CPD point, while taking part in a fun and informative few hours which will leave you feeling motivated and inspired!
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Course Date
Sunday, January 12, 2025
£
30.00
Course Subject:

Starts and Turns

Course Location:
Regents Park Community College, Southampton
Course Duration:
3 Hours - 2-5pm
Minimum Age:
14
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Course Date
Sunday, February 2, 2025
£
30.00
Course Subject:

Fun and Games for Ducklings

Course Location:
Online
Course Duration:
3 Hours - 2-5pm
Minimum Age:
14
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Course Date
Sunday, February 9, 2025
£
30.00
Course Subject:

Swim England Stages

Course Location:
Regents Park Community College, Southampton
Course Duration:
3 Hours - 2-5pm
Minimum Age:
14
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Course Date
Sunday, March 9, 2025
£
30.00
Course Subject:

Teaching Adults

Course Location:
Regents Park Community College, Southampton
Course Duration:
3 Hours - 2-5pm
Minimum Age:
14
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Course Date
Sunday, May 11, 2025
£
30.00
Course Subject:

Stroke Analysis - Application to Front Crawl for Triathlon & Open Water Swimming

Course Location:
Regents Park Community College, Southampton
Course Duration:
3 Hours - 2-5pm
Minimum Age:
14
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Course Date
Sunday, June 8, 2025
£
30.00
Course Subject:

Butterfly

Course Location:
Regents Park Community College, Southampton
Course Duration:
3 Hours - 2-5pm
Minimum Age:
14
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Are you looking for a level 3 award in emergency Paediatric first aid?

Our partners over at College. But Different are holding courses at various dates throughout the year. So why not take a look at their website now.
Paediatric First Aid Courses
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